Magazine box for cinematographic films



March 15, 1949. A. v. CQDEBRIE 2,464,673

MAGAZINE BOX FOR CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILMS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 19, 1945 March 15, 1949. i v, L, c; DEBRIE 2,464,673

MAGAZINE BOX FOR CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILMS Filed Sept. 19, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 7 A 1 7W r /8 v L v fi I a Patented Mar. 15, 1949 2,454,613 1; MAGAZINE Boxmon CINEMAiTDGRAPHIG:

FILMS Andresviotor Leon Clement Dehrie, Paris, France? Application Septemhem195'1945, Serial No. 617,398

In i wc Becemberslm g 3 Claims. 1

Magazine boxes used for the unwinding and the winding of films in cinematographic apparatus of all types, are generally constituted by a box made of any suitable material viz: metal, ebonite,

of the spool axis.

ing it from the apparatus.

occupy on the apparatus.

penetration of light.

in position.

the locking position.

the film coil 5.

purpose, a notch 6.

2 carried by the apparatus 8. Moreover, the halfshell 2 has a pin l I on which is automatically hooked, when the half-shell l is pivoted over, a closing hook it carried by the said half-shell and The arm l8 carplastic material, which is closed by a movable 5 pivoting about a pin I3. The hook I2 is extendcover which is secured to the box in the direction ed beyond this pin by a finger M on which may This device has the drawback act a button l5. It will be understood that on that, in certain cases, for example when two pressing this button, the hook I2 is pivoted and is magazines boxes are mounted side by side on the released from the pin l l, whereby the magazine apparatus or when a magazine box is, on the apbox may be opened. paratus, in the immediate proximity of a parti- The film I6 may be held stationary at the outtion, a wall, etc., it is very diflicult, if not wholly let from the magazine box by a movable roller l1 impossible, to have access to the inside of the actuated by the device shown in detail in Fig. 2. magazine in order to introduce therein or extract This roller is mounted in arms i8 and I8 pivoted therefrom a film spool without firstly withdrawon the pivots l9 and I9 respectively and it is urged upwards by a spring 20.

The object of the present invention is, a magaries a pin 2! on which acts a lever 22 pivoted at 23 zine box adapted to serve both for thelsupply or and subjected to the action of the spring 24. The the take-up and to be used under the best condilatter urges, through the medium of the lever 22, tions, whatever be the position it is called upon to the movable finger 25 outwardly. The outlet The magazine box acpassage for the film is shown at 26. cording to the invention is formed. of. two half The device op tes as llows: shells pivoted the one to the other byfmeans of a When the magazine is unhooked, the movable pivot the spindle of which is parallelto the spool fin r 5 p j outside thereof an h l ver 2 spindle. Lastly, the magazine box iscompleted under the action of the spring 20, allows the roller by a film locking system for preventing the film H to rise, which roller wedges the film IS in the from unwinding outwardly and for preventing the passage 26. On the contrary, when the magazine This system is; constituted is in position, the finger 25 is pushed inwardly by a roller of the type which is usually arranged into the box and causes the lever 22 to pivot. in the film passage of the magazine but mounted This ev a ti on t p s p t s th on an oscillating support controlled by a finger in roller i! from the film by compressing the Spring such a manner that it wedges the film when the 20; the film may therefore freely slide, with a magazine is detached from the apparatus and, on view to being wound or unwound. the contrary, it releases it when the magazine is With the device such it has been described, it It is, moreover, preferably provided 35 may happen that the film is insufficiently wedged with a device preventing it from rotating when in and may still unwind under the action of a slight traction. This is easily remedied by stopping the A form of embodiment of the magazine box acroller H on its spindle in the locking position. cording to the invention is illustrated by way of For instance, there are disposed, on one of the example in the accompanying drawings in which: roller cheeks, four small blades 21 adapted to Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the box as a come into contact withastop 28 integral with the whole, when mounted in position and open. magazine. When the roller is in the position Fig- 2 is a detail view, in perspective and on a magazine in position, it rotates freely on its larger scale, of the film locking device. spindle, but if the magazine is unhooked, the

The magazine box is constituted by two halfblades 2'! fixed on the shaft of roller I! come into shells I and 2 hinged the one to the other on a contact with the stop. The roller I! may no spindle 3 parallel to the spindle 4 of .the spool or of longer rotate and the film is completely brought This spindle 4 is removable and to a standstill. is tightly held between the two half-shells, the Wh t]: l i pp DiVOiJable half-Shell l hib ing. for this 1. A magazine box for winding and unwinding cinematographic films comprising a film spool, a

The lower half-shell 2 has a plate 1 which is spindle for said film spool, a half-shell adapted applied against the part B of the :apparatusand to be hooked to the cinematographic apparatus Which is Secured thereto y means, Of a k b5 and comprising an outlet passage for the film,an-

carried by the half-shell 2, hooking on to a pin l 0 other half-shell pivoted to the first one by means of a hinge parallel to the spool spindle, a roller, an oscillating support carrying said roller and mounted in the first half-shell, resilient means acting on said roller in order to lock the film in its outlet passage when the magazine box is unhooked, a finger projecting out of the magazine when the latter is unhooked, a lever cooperating with said finger and said oscillating support, so that when the magazine is being hooked on, said finger pivots said lever which, acting on the 0scillating support, separates the roller from the film, against the action of the resilient means.

2. A magazine box as claimed in claim 1 comprising a device adapted to prevent, in the looking position, the roller from rotating about its spindle.

3. A magazine box as claimed in claim 1 characterized by small blades carried by one of the 4 roller cheeks and which, in the locking position, abut against a stop integral with the magazine. ANDRE VICTOR LEON CLEMENT DEBRIE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS France Mar. 20, 1914 

